Laghustutih (vrittisameta) 296

296

nanu nirdoṣatve'pi
śabdālaṅkārabhūyiṣṭhatvābhāvācchṛṅgārādirasasudhāpātratvābhāvācca
na rasikairabhyasanīyatvamasyā iti ced mā bhavatu tairādaraṇīyam . tathāpi
paradevatābhaktipradhānatvāt tadbalenaiva mattaḥ sambhūtatvācca devatābhaktā
avaśyamimāmaṅgīkuryuḥ . ataḥ saphalaiveyaṃ stutirityāha -

Now, an objection may be raised: even if it is faultless, because it does not abound in verbal ornaments and because it is not a vessel for the nectar of aesthetic sentiments such as the erotic, it is not to be studied by connoisseurs. If it be so argued, [we say:] let it not be respected by them! Even so, since devotion to the supreme deity is primary, and since it was produced from me solely by her power, devotees of the deity will certainly accept it. Therefore, this hymn of praise is entirely fruitful; hence he says: